Two New Orleans prison escapees arrested in Huntsville after high-speed chase
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Two more escapees from the Orleans Parish Jail are now in custody, captured here in Southeast Texas.
According to the Louisiana State Police, Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald were found in Walker County and arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety. They’re the seventh and eighth of the 10 escapees to be captured. Two more remain on the run.
According to a post from the Huntsville Police Department, the two were arrested off of Highway 190 and Geneva Road in Huntsville after leading officers on a high-speed chase. The chase ended at around 6:30 p.m. near U.S. 190 and Geneva.
According to Deputy Cameron Welch with the US Marshals Office, authorities had been working all day long on leads and tips that Tate and Donald were in the area, driving in a small SUV.
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